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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 542 (542/31)
New Zealand v England, 1962/63, 3rd Test
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
15,16,18,19 March 1963 (4-day match)

Result: England won by 7 wickets
England wins the 3-Test series 3-0

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: LC Johnston and WT Martin

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: New Zealand 238/8 (Motz 1*, Alabaster 2*)
  • Day 2: New Zealand 266, England 244/8 (Knight 31*, Smith 0*)
  • Day 3: England 253, New Zealand 159, England 41/0 (Barrington 30*, Sheppard 8*)
    New Zealand 1st innings                                         R   M   B  4 6
    GT Dowling            c Dexter           b Titmus              40 132      4 0
    WR Playle             c Barrington       b Trueman              0   2   1  0 0
    BW Sinclair           hit wicket         b Trueman             44 148      6 0
    *JR Reid              c Parfitt          b Knight              74 147      8 0
    PT Barton             c Smith            b Knight              11  48      1 0
    MJF Shrimpton         c Knight           b Trueman             31 142      2 0
    +AE Dick                                 b Trueman             16  61      2 0
    RC Motz               c Parfitt          b Trueman              7  31      1 0
    RW Blair              c Parfitt          b Trueman              0   2      0 0
    JC Alabaster          not out                                  20  33      3 0
    FJ Cameron            c Smith            b Trueman              1  15      0 0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 9, w 3, nb 9)                   22
    Total                 (all out, 118.2 overs)                  266
    
    FoW: 1-3 (Playle), 2-83 (Dowling), 3-98 (Sinclair),
         4-128 (Barton), 5-195 (Reid), 6-234 (Shrimpton),
         7-235 (Dick), 8-235 (Blair), 9-251 (Motz), 10-266 (Cameron).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                     30.2    9     75      7
    Larter                      21      5     59      0
    Knight                      23      5     39      2
    Titmus                      30     13     45      1
    Dexter                       9      3      8      0
    Barrington                   5      0     18      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    Rev.DS Sheppard                          b Cameron             42 123   3  0
    R Illingworth         c Dick             b Cameron              2  28   0  0
    KF Barrington         lbw                b Motz                47 122   5  0
    *ER Dexter                               b Alabaster           46 125   7  0
    MC Cowdrey            c Motz             b Blair               43 106   2  0
    PH Parfitt            lbw                b Reid                 4  25   0  0
    BR Knight                                b Blair               32  87   2  2
    FJ Titmus             c Dick             b Motz                 4  18   0  0
    FS Trueman            c Reid             b Alabaster           11  27   1  0
    +AC Smith             not out                                   2  20   0  0
    JDF Larter                               b Motz                 2   5   0  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 6, w 5, nb 3)                   18
    Total                 (all out, 95.5 overs)                   253
    
    FoW: 1-11 (Illingworth), 2-87 (Sheppard), 3-103 (Barrington),
         4-186 (Dexter), 5-188 (Cowdrey), 6-210 (Parfitt),
         7-225 (Titmus), 8-244 (Trueman), 9-250 (Knight),
         10-253 (Larter).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Motz                        19.5    3     68      3
    Cameron                     24      6     47      2
    Blair                       24     12     42      2
    Alabaster                   20      6     47      2
    Reid                         8      1     31      1
    
    New Zealand 2nd innings                                         R   M   4  6
    GT Dowling            c Smith            b Larter              22 118   2  0
    WR Playle             c Smith            b Trueman              3  24   0  0
    BW Sinclair           lbw                b Larter               0  10   0  0
    *JR Reid                                 b Titmus             100 224  13  0
    PT Barton             lbw                b Knight              12  53   0  0
    MJF Shrimpton                            b Titmus               8  17   1  0
    +AE Dick              c Parfitt          b Titmus               1  13   0  0
    RC Motz                                  b Larter               3  17   0  0
    RW Blair                                 b Titmus               0  10   0  0
    JC Alabaster          c Parfitt          b Trueman              1  18   0  0
    FJ Cameron            not out                                   0   3   0  0
    Extras                (lb 7, nb 2)                              9
    Total                 (all out, 83.4 overs)                   159
    
    FoW: 1-16 (Playle), 2-17 (Sinclair), 3-66 (Dowling),
         4-91 (Barton), 5-129 (Shrimpton), 6-133 (Dick),
         7-151 (Motz), 8-154 (Blair), 9-159 (Reid),
         10-159 (Alabaster).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Trueman                     19.4    8     16      2
    Larter                      23      8     32      3
    Knight                      10      3     38      1
    Titmus                      21      8     46      4
    Dexter                      10      2     18      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 173 runs)                          R   M   4  6
    KF Barrington         c Reid             b Blair               45  87   5  0
    Rev.DS Sheppard                          b Alabaster           31 129   2  0
    PH Parfitt            c Shrimpton        b Alabaster           31  90   3  0
    MC Cowdrey            not out                                  35  70   5  0
    BR Knight             not out                                  20  19   3  1
    Extras                (b 9, nb 2)                              11
    Total                 (3 wickets, 59.3 overs)                 173
    
    DNB: R Illingworth, *ER Dexter, FJ Titmus, FS Trueman, +AC Smith,
         JDF Larter.
    
    FoW: 1-70 (Barrington), 2-96 (Sheppard), 3-149 (Parfitt).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Motz                        20      6     33      0
    Cameron                     12      3     38      0
    Blair                       12      3     34      1
    Alabaster                   15.3    5     57      2
    

    • NZ 1st innings
    • Trueman's analysis is the best by an English bowler in NZ. During this innings he overtook Statham's then world record of 242 wickets in a career.
    • NZ 2nd innings:
    • Trueman took his 250th wicket in tests when he dismissed Alabaster.
    • Eng 2nd innings:
    • Knight finished the match by hitting 14 runs (6, 4, 4) off successive balls from Alabaster.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: New Zealand, England.

    Ground Page: Lancaster Park, Christchurch

    New Zealand Player Pages: GT Dowling, WR Playle, BW Sinclair, JR Reid, PT Barton, MJF Shrimpton, AE Dick, RC Motz, RW Blair, JC Alabaster, FJ Cameron.

    England Player Pages: Rev.DS Sheppard, R Illingworth, KF Barrington, ER Dexter, MC Cowdrey, PH Parfitt, BR Knight, FJ Titmus, FS Trueman, AC Smith, JDF Larter.

    Match Officials' Pages: LC Johnston, WT Martin.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Jeff Thomas (jthomas@bmgtmail.umd.edu)  
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